Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-01-30

Winter - La Junta

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Tue, Jan 30
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1901
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,857 head
▼ 1,237 vs last sale 5,094▲ 897 vs year ago 2,960 · +30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 336▲ 73 vs year ago 147 · +49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 181▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was very good. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 17.00 with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 11.00 with instances of sharply higher across all weight classes. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 3.00 higher. The next feeder calf and slaughter cow sale will be Tuesday February 6, 2024.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $278.68/cwt on 2,026 head.
Average price
$278.68
2,026 head · 638 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,777
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs CO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1643280.771,8061,661
Medium and Large 1-2605274.831,663268
Large 1646254.781,64646
Medium and Large 2628252.231,58451
One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2,026 hd
278.68
—
CO average4 barns · 3,244 hd
277.08
+1.59
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,869114.272,13622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,546112.991,7479thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,394101.991,42133
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13192.621,047120

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$2,02124
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,272$1,47120
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,297$1,2624thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$1,5102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$1,7501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,0251thin

Every lot

125 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock (Tuesday) - La Junta, CO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1332385.03/cwt380.00–389.001,27815
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy333400.53/cwt400.00–401.001,33421
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added353395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3943
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed368385.01/cwt384.50–386.001,41746
Steers—Medium and Large 1379371.99/cwt362.50–377.501,41014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy393352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2942
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,4877
Steers—Medium and Large 1430345.95/cwt336.00–351.001,488105
Steers—Large 1455300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3654
Steers—Medium and Large 1463327.51/cwt320.00–331.001,51661
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,59222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482312.98/cwt311.00–317.001,50939
Steers—Medium and Large 2485287.85/cwt281.00–306.001,3967
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed494334.02/cwt334.00–335.001,65081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed518326.18/cwt324.00–327.501,69013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,74959
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,5459
Steers—Medium and Large 1541318.39/cwt312.00–320.001,72248
Steers—Large 1543243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3192
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy547303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,6577
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,77018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,74418
Steers—Medium and Large 1576300.96/cwt297.00–309.001,734130
Steers—Large 1576256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579280.31/cwt274.00–287.001,62375
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy582290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,68838
Steers—Medium and Large 2593246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4592
Steers—Medium and Large 1622285.10/cwt282.00–287.501,77389
Steers—Medium and Large 2629258.59/cwt240.00–264.001,62725
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630275.73/cwt270.00–281.001,73771
Steers—Large 1631275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,73514
Steers—Large 1652246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,60414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,78336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686244.89/cwt243.00–246.001,68070
Steers—Medium and Large 1688260.90/cwt257.00–264.501,795106
Steers—Medium and Large 2689228.94/cwt228.50–231.001,57717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy704256.50/cwt256.50–256.501,80626
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added717251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,80043
Steers—Medium and Large 1723242.82/cwt235.00–245.001,756221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added752238.89/cwt238.00–239.501,79622
Steers—Medium and Large 1783227.95/cwt223.00–233.001,785123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7302
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy802213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7086
Steers—Large 1818214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,7558
Steers—Medium and Large 1819221.92/cwt220.50–225.001,81859
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added832229.54/cwt229.00–230.001,91066
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,96795
Steers—Medium and Large 1899217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,95528
Steers—Medium and Large 1962210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,02023
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,04910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy301387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,12211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy321345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350237.50/cwt237.50–237.508315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy355367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,30522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373320.52/cwt316.00–328.001,19616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy387307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,19014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed413312.55/cwt311.00–313.001,29136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431299.28/cwt297.50–300.001,29036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added446317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,41626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2447250.62/cwt242.50–256.001,1205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465296.46/cwt296.00–297.001,37928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy473328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,55112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482286.21/cwt281.00–292.001,380100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3486
Heifers—Large 1487275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2787
Heifers—Large 1520239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy522298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,55623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525282.94/cwt280.00–286.001,48539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534272.56/cwt265.00–277.001,45598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2547242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,32410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy548260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed564268.92/cwt265.00–272.501,517102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572232.52/cwt231.00–236.001,33014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573258.52/cwt253.00–262.001,481100
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613244.97/cwt239.00–249.001,502208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed627253.69/cwt252.00–256.001,59167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy639232.17/cwt232.00–232.501,4849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed668245.87/cwt244.00–246.501,64279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670238.14/cwt233.00–242.001,596145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687227.85/cwt224.00–230.001,56541
Heifers—Large 1714215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715224.78/cwt222.50–229.001,60796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725219.16/cwt219.00–220.001,58931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768212.63/cwt209.75–217.001,633129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777207.08/cwt207.00–207.501,60913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,7143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1926185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7137
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,4916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7151
Bulls——1,825108.26/cwt107.00–110.001,9768
Bulls——1,908119.06/cwt112.00–130.002,27213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90374.04/cwt65.00–82.0066913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10287.26/cwt84.00–89.0096228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16295.12/cwt90.00–99.001,10555
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,216103.19/cwt100.00–105.001,25524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33384.52/cwt83.00–86.001,1272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38794.89/cwt91.00–99.001,3169
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,402106.48/cwt101.00–107.001,49322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546112.99/cwt108.00–114.501,7479
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2710138.00/cwt138.00–138.009801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy750208.88/cwt205.00–212.501,5672
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy850204.03/cwt200.00–207.501,7347
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1924183.46/cwt172.50–195.001,6959
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,004139.06/cwt135.00–150.001,3965
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,276120.60/cwt111.00–123.001,53915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18231,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0112,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,12517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1791,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,230.65/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3211,649.01/head1,525.00–1,800.001,64913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3421,767.73/head1,700.00–1,875.001,7687
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,332.21/head1,285.00–1,400.001,3323
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 19502,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.